The Quicky

Passport Panic: Why UK Travel Just Got Harder for Aussies. Travelling to the UK after tomorrow might feel like turning up to the airport blindsided. From 25 February 2026, new rules kick in that could derail trips for Australians with British or Irish dual citizenship, unless they have the right documentation.   Find out what you need to know and how much it will cost.  And in headlines...

Trade Minister Don Farrell will return to the US to press the case for the removal of American tariffs, after President Donald Trump instituted a fresh round of the economic measures; A senior government minister says the opposition's push to punish those who help Islamic State-linked families return home from Syria appears to be trying to criminalise the work of aid organisations; Charles Darwin...

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was arrested last week in a move that many who have been following the release of the Epstein files and the collection of court cases that have been brought up in relation to matters around the former Prince Andrew and his dealings with the late convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, never thought would come. This arrest, linked to alleged documents and informatio...

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been released from police custody after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office; Eric Dane, best known as Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey’s Anatomy, has died at 53; Hundreds of thousands of LSD tablets worth an estimated $15 million have been seized in one of Australia’s largest drug busts; Labor is on track for a historic South Australian elect...

Move over, three trimesters, the internet is now obsessed with everything that happens  before week 1 of pregnancy.   Known as trimester zero, this burgeoning wellness trend has influencers dishing out tips, hacks and dietary suggestions all in the name of prepping "the soil for the seed".  Today we ask an expert to distinguish sensible prep from expensive overkill. And in head...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the government will provide no support for the return of Islamic State-linked women and children from a Syrian refugee camp; Danika Mason apologised live on the Today Show this morning after struggling during a live cross from the Winter Olympics; Online marketplace eBay is set to buy second-hand fashion platform Depop from Etsy; Matildas coach Joe Mon...

After 15 months of uncertainty, the Kyneton Women’s Football Club has officially won the right to play in 2026. Following a high-profile breakaway from their former club, the team has been cleared to compete under their new identity: the Wedge-Tailed Eagles. We speak with club President Natalie Korinfsky about the long road to this moment.   And in headlines today, Aussie Danielle...

Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah will headline the Sydney Writers Festival; Gisèle Pelicot's memoir has been released in 22 languages worldwide; An un-redacted email amongst the latest release of Epstein files shows the convicted sex offender doesn’t dispute that Prince Andrew had sex with then teenager Virginia Guiffre; US President Donald Trump is finally getting his wish to repaint his offici...

Today marks a massive milestone for Labor's Tanya Plibersek, who reflects on a career spanning three decades as one of Australia’s longest-serving female politicians. We sit down with the Minister for Social Services to discuss her 10,000-day legacy and her life as an urban beekeeper. If you or someone you know needs help you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 An...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled out government assistance for 34 Australians with links to Islamic State who are currently seeking to leave detention camps in north-eastern Syria; United Nations human rights experts have warned that files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reveal a "global criminal enterprise" involving atrocities that may meet the legal threshold for crime...

It was the show that taught us to "smize" while normalising questionable practices, it was America's Next Top Model .  This week, Netflix drops "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model," a three-part autopsy of the 24-cycle juggernaut that defined early 2000s reality TV, but what's the point of it?  We explore whether this reunion of Tyra Banks and her original panel, plus former...

The man accused of Australia's worst terrorist attack ever has fronted court; A search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont resumes as police declare a major crime; The consumer watchdog has taken supermarket giant Coles to Federal court over alleged dodgy promotional pricing; FBI links DNA found in a glove to masked person in Nancy Guthrie disappearance case; Former President Barack Obama confirm...

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights has officially landed, and it’s every bit as polarising as you’d expect. With reviews from film critics and fans alike spreading across the internet, Mamamia Out Loud host Holly Wainwright joins us to unpack the films intention, the criticism it's drawn and if the world will survive this book to screen adaptation.  And in headlines today,...

Angus Taylor is the new leader of the Liberal Party following a successful leadership spill; The NSW Police watchdog announced it was in the public interest to investigate police actions at a protest at Sydney Town Hall on Monday; The Health Star Rating system looks set to become mandatory on all packaged foods in Australia, after ministers agreed the voluntary system was not working; Ukrainian sk...

  And in headlines today, Cooper Woods has stunned himself as well as the moguls world by coming from nowhere to win gold, claiming Australia's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Olympics The special party room meeting to decide the future of the Liberal leadership is set for 9am today Israeli President Isaac Herzog has wrapped up his visit to Australia with thousands taking to the streets in a...

Angus Taylor will challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership ahead of Friday’s party room vote; James Van Der Beek has died at 48 from colorectal cancer; A US lawmaker accused Attorney General Pam Bondi of hiding names of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates; Alice Springs rivers surged after storms, cutting roads and stranding residents; Australia appointed diplomat Pablo Kang as special...

Angus Taylor has resigned from the shadow cabinet, but hasn't yet called a leadership spill against Liberal leader Sussan Ley... so what's going on here? Political analyst Amy Remeikis joins us to unpack what happens from here.  And in the headlines today, Liberal MP Angus Taylor has finally pulled the trigger on resigning from the Liberal shadow cabinet, signalling an imminent leadership spi...

A man has been detained over the disappearance of 84yo Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie; All eyes are on Canberra waiting to see if the Liberal leadership spill will happen today; Hundreds of people have turned out to protest the Australian visit of the Israeli President as his trip takes him to Canberra; A record of a call US President Donald Trump made back in 2006 c...

Protests against the Australian visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog continue, with another demonstration set for Canberra today; Australia's spy chief says his agency will own any mistakes following Bondi's anti-Semitic terrorist attack; Liberal Angus Taylor is expected to resign from the opposition front bench to launch a spill against Sussan Ley today; Police in the US have released camera i...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has arrived in Australia... but not everyone is rolling out the red carpet. Herzog’s presence is being hailed as a moment of unity by some, while others demand his arrest. So who is this man and what's the story here?  And in headlines today, The Israeli president is set to carry on with his Australia tour after thousands attended a protest against his vis...

A last-ditch court bid to stop police using extra powers curtailing protests against the Israeli president is underway; Shaken Liberal MPs are considering rolling their leader within days, after another dire opinion poll showed the party's popularity plummeting to historic lows; More than 600,000 women are benefiting from cheaper medicines in the first year of Australia’s landmark health pac...

84-year-old Nancy Guthrie hasn't been seen since Saturday January 31 when family members dropped her at her home in Tucson Arizona. Nancy is the daughter of US Today show host Savannah Guthrie, the presenter releasing a emotional video pleading for the alleged abductors to return their mother to them, promising to pay any ransom asked. With the latest from Tucson, reporter for NBC affiliate 12 New...

We all care about the news…but how many headlines can you actually remember from the week that was? We’ll put certified Gen Xer & Mamamia’s founder Mia Freedman through her paces with a generation-inspired news quiz while she drops by to tell us about her new podcast Unleashed. What’s Unleashed you ask? It’s a funny chaos-filled group chat that’s come to li...

Liberal frontbencher Angus Taylor has insisted he has no plans to roll his leader, despite holding ambitions to serve in the party's top job; Underworld figure Tony Mokbel is a free man, after his final drug conviction charge was withdrawn by prosecutors; The first deadline for one of the ransom notes in the case of TV host Savannah Guthrie's missing mum Nancy has passed; and it's the moment Spice...

When the Kyneton Women's football team had had enough of the disrespect they'd been receiving at their old club, the created their own and had secured a spot in a new league too. But it all came undone when their old league appealed the decision to allow the move, leaving them stranded without a home. We speak to the team president and ABC journalist Marnie Vinall about the very big fight these wo...